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To my knowledge, most of the Herring and Orca left Andenes two winters ago.
ThanksA boat buddy is going to see the orca with this outfit:
Orca Safari - Strømsholmen Seasportcenter - Fishing - Diving - Atlanterhavsveien - Atlantic Road - Norway
Edit: fixed link.
thank you so muchThen there is another kind of trip, less expensive. You go to a coastal town in the specific time of the year when orcas pass. They follow the migration of the herrings
Mostly it's during winter (you bet it's cold in winter up there...), especially in December or January. That's also the time when they have the northern lights, compatibly with the weather if you stay there one week you should have reasonable chances to see to both orcas and the northern lights
Now, where the animals are...
There is a Facebook Group called "Hvaler i nord" ("whales of the North") mantained by Norwegians. There you can get first hand information on this, and most important, up to date information. Orcas are wild animals their behaviour is not entirely predictable, sometimes they don't pass again in the same place they passed the previous year
The area more or less begins with the town of Tromso, which is also quite big and well connected with its airport. Then other places (better than Tromso perhaps) are in the north of Norway, after Tromso.
In Tromso there is a local tourism agency they recommended to me
To do, the Tromsø region, Whale Watching
There also other operators
Other places where people go are Lofoten islands (where you find also other kinds of wild animals) and especially the town of Andenes
From Tromso you have to take a local flight to Andenes
www.wideroe.no
www.whalesafari.no
The advantage is that in Andenes killer whales and other whales can be spotted more easily (this is the info I collected at least)
Norway in general is not cheap (hotels, food, dives, etc.)
The equipment is mostly rented on site, including the drysuit, and as far as I know only snorkeling and rebreather diving is allowed. Diving with the air tanks is forbidden, it seems it disturbs the whales
Good luck for your trip and give us a report or a feedback if you happen to go there!